What are the eight major types of theater traditional types including Beijing Opera and Yu Opera, etc.

China's eight major types of opera are traditional types including Beijing Opera, Yu Opera and Cantonese Opera. These eight major types of opera come from different regions and have different characteristics. What they have in common is that they all represent the unique culture of China and have a long history. Hundreds of years ago, these operas were already born and have been widely circulated, even having a certain influence in Asia. With the wide spread of Chinese culture, many countries, including Europe and the Americas, also choose to enjoy these plays.

I. Peking Opera

Peking Opera, also known as Beijing Opera or State Opera, is the first of the eight major types of opera, and also the first of all types of opera in China. Peking Opera has a history of more than two hundred years of development, in fact, Peking Opera was not originated in Beijing, the four Huiban into the capital, marking the official birth of Peking Opera.

Second, the appraisal of the drama

The appraisal of the drama is mainly popular in the northern region, its original birthplace is North China and some areas of the Northeast. In its heyday, it had troupes all over China, and was an extremely traditional type of Chinese opera, officially formed in 1910.

Third, Yu Opera

Yu Opera was formed around the founding of the People's Republic of China, and was called Yu Opera because it originated mainly in Henan Province. It was based on the Henan Opera, and underwent several innovations and changes during its development before it was finally formed, and it is mainly popular in the Yellow River and Huaihe River areas.

Fourth, Yueju Opera

Yueju Opera is the second largest type of opera in China, and it is the national opera after Beijing Opera. Yueju Opera has a wide range of popularity, mostly in the southern region of China and a few northern regions. In the heyday of Cantonese Opera, there were more than 280 professional troupes all over the country.

V. Huangmei Opera

Huangmei Opera is one of China's traditional theater, its main birthplace is Anhui. Huangmei Opera's influence is very wide, in addition to the mainland, Huangmei Opera even affected China's Taiwan and Hong Kong, every year there are many professional performing groups to Taiwan and Hong Kong performances.

Six, Qinqiang

Qinqiang originated in the Shaanxi region of China, Shaanxi, Gansu and other northern regions of great influence, once the largest in the northwest, while the influence of the widest range of a kind of opera.

VII. Kunqu

Kunqu has an extremely long history, and was named after it was first popularized in the Kunshan area. During the Jiajing period, a famous musician improved the kunqu and created a water-mill accent that is very characteristic of kunqu, which led to a great development of kunqu.

VIII, Cantonese Opera

Cantonese Opera is mainly popular in the Lingnan region, and its alias is Guangdong opera, which appeared in the Ming Dynasty and was originally born in Guangdong and Guangxi. As Cantonese opera is divided into different trades, each of which has its own special costumes, it presents an excellent stage effect.